Catherine Deroche (born 24 February 1953) is a French politician. She represents the department of Maine-et-Loire in the French Senate as a Union for a Popular Movement member.[1]

Catherine Deroche
Member of the French Senate
for Maine-et-Loire
Assumed office
12 October 2010
Preceded byChristian Gaudin
Mayor of Bouchemaine
In office
1999–2008
Preceded byChristian Mettelet
Succeeded byAnne-Sophie Hocquet de Lajartre
Personal details
Born (1953-02-24) 24 February 1953 (age 71)
Beaupréau, France
Political partyThe Republicans

Deroche was mayor of Bouchemaine from 1999 to 2008. She also served as chair of the Association départementale des maires. She is a member of the Regional council and secretary for the UMP in Maine-et-Loire.[2]

Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, Deroche publicly declared her support for Michel Barnier as the Republicans’ candidate.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mme Catherine Deroche" (in French). Senate of France.
  2. ^ "Elections sénatoriales : les biographies des élus". Le Monde (in French). September 25, 2011.
  3. ^ Emmanuel Galiero (1 October 2021), Présidentielle 2022 : Michel Barnier engrange le soutien de 51 parlementaires de droite Le Figaro.